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WA audit fails police CCTV project

WA audit fails police CCTV project

Western Australia Police's closed circuit television project, Blue Iris, is failing to achieve its aims, with its back-end systems deemed inadequate and the police untrained in its use, according to a report tabled by WA acting auditor-general Glen Clarke in parliament yesterday.

October 20th, 2011 in Security by Michael Lee Comment Vote
WA audit slams sloppy ICT procurement

WA audit slams sloppy ICT procurement

Western Australian auditor-general Colin Murphy has wagged the finger at five out of six agencies that took part in a recent study of ICT procurement services after finding lax business plans, poor contract management practices and a failure to identify potential conflicts of interest during the bidding process.

September 7th, 2011 in Government by Luke Hopewell Comment Vote
Fujitsu scores WA Health datacentre deal

Fujitsu scores WA Health datacentre deal

IT services company Fujitsu has scored a new datacentre and managed services support contract with WA Health, replacing the department's incumbent provider InfoHealth Alliance.

July 22nd, 2011 in Contracts by Luke Hopewell Comment 2 Votes
WA to abandon shared services

WA to abandon shared services

Western Australian Premier Colin Barnett has today said that the government will drop its pursuit of shared IT services after yet another report stated the project is overdue, over budget and unlikely ever to deliver on promised savings.

July 7th, 2011 in Government by Luke Hopewell 4 Comments 2 Votes
WA govt slammed for sloppy cybersecurity

WA govt slammed for sloppy cybersecurity

The Western Australian auditor general has released a damning report into the security of state government systems, which performed penetration tests that allowed testers to see confidential government documents and credit card transactions.

June 15th, 2011 in Security by Luke Hopewell Comment Vote
CSC snags $6.3m WA Health deal

CSC snags $6.3m WA Health deal

CSC has scored a $6.3 million contract with the Western Australian government as a deployment and integration partner for its new Patient Administration System.

May 30th, 2011 in Government by Luke Hopewell Comment Vote
Leighton firm plans WA, Singapore cable

Leighton firm plans WA, Singapore cable

Leighton Contractors subsidiary Australia-Singapore Cable (ASC) has announced plans to build a 4800km multi-terabit cable between Perth and Singapore, with the help of Alcatel-Lucent.

May 10th, 2011 in Telcos by Suzanne Tindal Comment Vote
Westnet completes WA ADSL2+ roll-out

Westnet completes WA ADSL2+ roll-out

iiNet-owned Western Australian telco Westnet has announced that it has completed the Western Australian portion of its $5 million ADSL2+ network roll-out across Australia.

May 9th, 2011 in Telcos by Josh Taylor Comment Vote
Is finding good shared services that hard?

Is finding good shared services that hard?

I found it interesting that despite such a terrible start, the Western Australian Government has won an award for its shared services program.

April 21st, 2011 in Shared services by Suzanne Tindal Comment 1 Vote
WA heralds shared services review

WA heralds shared services review

Western Australia's Office of Shared Services (OSS) is set to be reviewed again, two years after its last review, which the government released as it gave the troubled project a new lease of life.

January 4th, 2011 in Government by Luke Hopewell 1 Comment Vote

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Notice how he didn't tell us when the "honeymoon" will end. It's all very convenient a NBN success story = artificial honeymoon, lol, but...

6 minutes ago by Hubert Cumberdale on NBN users opt for 100Mbps

Oh look it's the multiple banned, multi named fool alain... back from the dead. How many blogs are you banned at (not just one, eh - the...

15 minutes ago by Beta on NBN users opt for 100Mbps

LOL, you wanted the money I was going to donate to the "bubububu please stop the nbn waste fund" Since I was only going to donate somethi...

59 minutes ago by Hubert Cumberdale on NBN users opt for 100Mbps

I think everyone is missing the big picture here and that is the anti-NBN zealots have effectively admitted defeat by complaining about t...

1 hour ago by Hubert Cumberdale on NBN's Tassie upgrade to cost $1.3 million

Internet users certainly want the speed once they can get it#NBN

NBN users opt for 100Mbps http://t.co/JTQbWghv via @zdnetaustralia

It will be intersting to know what residences will sign up for when the NBN Co stops subsidising it all. 'NBN Co, the public-private par...

2 hours ago by advocate on NBN users opt for 100Mbps

RT @zdnetaustralia: NSW outs datacentre deal details: http://t.co/DmebN1on

Australian NBN subscribers are opting for 100/40 over 12/1 speeds: http://t.co/QsWk7u6Y That's the least surprising news I've ever read! :)

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RT @juhasaarinen: NBN users opt for 100Mbps http://t.co/T7uk1hbK by @joshgnosis

Poor Oracle, poor, poor Oracle, I feel so sorry for them. I really hope they don't go bust, for at least another 5 or 6 months. Sucked in...

5 hours ago by Rex Alfie on Google didn't infringe on Oracle patents: jury

The point of pilot schemes is to determine the best practice and save money in the broader picture. The Tasmanian rollout planning actua...

5 hours ago by GregoryB1 on NBN's Tassie upgrade to cost $1.3 million

I think that a CBA is unlikely because with the high proportion of customers now electing for the highest rate (50% of connections in Apr...

5 hours ago by GregoryB1 on NBN cost-benefit analyses are so 2011

Pentaho adds native integration with MongoDB http://t.co/uJCqDA9B

RT @pussyeatingclub: Why you should pay for porn. A good read. http://t.co/PfhedCQs

DDoS works because you have enough compromised machines to clog the pipe or servers of the victim. If, the victim's pipe is widened by a ...

5 hours ago by GregoryB1 on National Botnet Network coming: Earthwave

Please stop with the analytical, common sense and facts, Gregory. Those opposed to the NBN don't want to hear such things, which is why ...

5 hours ago by Beta on Blowing the digital dividend on wireless NBN

But, yet again, Turnbull is clearly in error when he says that other companies cannot roll out copper. In South Brisbane Telstra chose to...

5 hours ago by GregoryB1 on Copper greenfield dominance irrelevant: Conroy

Not much point running fiber back to the exchange if that exchange itself is connected by copper. It is access to fiber backhaul that de...

6 hours ago by GregoryB1 on Copper greenfield dominance irrelevant: Conroy

+1

6 hours ago by Beta on Copper greenfield dominance irrelevant: Conroy

So instead you want these estates wired up with fiber and then left, unconnected with no service, until the fiber rollout reaches them in...

6 hours ago by GregoryB1 on Copper greenfield dominance irrelevant: Conroy

@paulbrislen @juhasaarinen Prices compared here: http://t.co/WnZzXP5Z

RT @joshgnosis: @paulbrislen @juhasaarinen Prices compared here: http://t.co/WnZzXP5Z

Water, roads and electricity were all rolled out by government because there private companies weren't interested as the ROI in the early...

6 hours ago by GregoryB1 on Five pros and cons of the NBN

NBN users opt for 100Mbps http://t.co/T7uk1hbK by @joshgnosis

Chrome beats Internet Explorer in global Web browser race | ZDNet http://t.co/3XfMdUXM

The case you outline, South Brisbane, is in fact the coalitions prefered model. They WANT the incumbent telco, Telstra, to provide the f...

6 hours ago by GregoryB1 on Five pros and cons of the NBN

Cybersecurity #collaboration between the US & Australia. http://t.co/p2uKLSBi

So, over time, the Coalition policy will cost much much more than Labor's because they intend to subsidise the broadband of farmers and t...

6 hours ago by GregoryB1 on Malaysia held up as NBN king

Any form of science training counts against you as a politician, in the coalition parties, doubly so. There may be others who keep quiet...

6 hours ago by GregoryB1 on NBN FUD: will Abbott ever learn?

Qld govt IT to be cleaned up by audit http://t.co/r4oNuNW8 #qldpol

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Microsoft is serious about open source: 10 proof points | ZDNet http://t.co/2OtDR11D

Sorry HC, what is meant by "Cinders "?

8 hours ago by Doubt on NBN users opt for 100Mbps

Thanks Beta, I could hear the nurse walking down the corridor as you posted. Much better now.

8 hours ago by Doubt on NBN users opt for 100Mbps

Sex Tech: Faceporn win, Parental revenge porn, Google: No Porn ...: Google opposes UK porn filters, a fake porn ... http://t.co/0OR87oEt

Q&A of the Week: 'The current state of the cybercrime ecosystem' featuring Mikko Hypponen http://t.co/6lUYFs0X

RT @DellEnterprise: Dell Secureworks talks with ZDNet about Android's biggest #security flaws - http://t.co/LSFLQVFq #infosec

NBN users opt for 100Mbps: Customers are picking the top fibre plan that is available on the National Broadband ... http://t.co/sjtFSU3g

"Customers are picking the top fibre plan that is available on the National Broadband Network (NBN), more than a... http://t.co/M3P24Htn

RT @CorrieB: An iPad for every child: Inevitable or impossible? http://t.co/I7uS8l9s Thx to @timbuckteeth for this; http://t.co/jxkqIRIp

RT @MADinMelbourne: roxon "will enable more families to access credit" @MLolderandwiser: Privacy Act amendments http://t.co/Mv4c7PC2 via @zdnetaustralia

NBN users opt for 100Mbps - ZDNet Australia http://t.co/fLfHMzPn #australia #technews

RT @konradski: Whaddayaknow - turns out Wi-Fi CAN interfere with a plane's navigation systems http://t.co/ospQCU2S

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